Review the job description for a Human Resource Director on pages 487-488 of the

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Review the job description for a Human Resource Director on pages 487-488 of the text. Prepare a selection plan for the job, showing its major KSAOs, whether each KSAO is necessary for selection, and the methods of assessment that you will use to screen for each necessary KSAO. The format of your final selection plan should look something like the example on page 373 of the textbook.

Give a brief description of each assessment method you will use. Be sure to describe the basic content of any tests you will use and the general types of information you will cover in telephone interviews, personal interviews, reference checks, etc.. Remember to consider available validity and reliability information in your responses.

Note: YOu may want to review Lesson 8 for general information on selection plans. You are being asked to complete this activity after Lesson 9's discussion of additional assessment methods so that you are better prepared to select the optimal methods of assessment for this jobthe example.

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g. What kind of sports do you lik h. How well do you work under pressure? Give me some examples Exhibit Job Description for Human Resources Director JOB SUMMARY Performs responsible administrative work managing personnel activities. Work involves responsibility for the planning and administration of HRM programs, including recruitment, selection, evaluation, appointment, promotion, compensa tion, and recommended change of status of employees, and a system of communi- cation for disseminating information to workers. Works under general supervision, exercising initiative and independent judgment in the performance of assigned tasks. TASKS 1. Participates i overall planning and policy making to provide effective and uniform personnel services.

Explanation / Answer

KSAO is the knowledge, skill, ability and other personal characteristics required for the individual performing the specific job.

In the above example for the job role of a human resource director, the individual applying for the role should have the following KSAO's:

Knowledge: It is obtained through pursuit of knowledge: It includes Administrative practices, Operational systems and procedures, HR principals and practices

Skill: This comes from using the knowledge in a job: It can be measured through testing, observed as well as quantifiable: It includes communication and interpersonal skills, computer skills, etc

Ability: It is the capacity of using the knowledge at the right time. Over a period of time the abilities becomes skill sets. It includes Analyzing processes, organization and planning of work,oral and written communication, coaching and mentoring other coworkers, etc

Other characteristics: Proactive, copes well in stressful situations, reliable, and multitasking, Judgement, direction and motivation, flxibility, self development, leadership qualities, etc

The tests that can be used for evaluating the right person to the role of HR director are cognitive ability tests, personality tests, integrity tests,structured interview, written tests, situation judgement tests, work sample tests, job knowedge tests, etc

Now that you have the correct framework of which tests you can use and the job role key tasks you can come up with the table easily.

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